Vehicle control apparatus and method thereof
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1. A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:
- a body portion comprising an outer frame forming an external appearance of a vehicle and comprising an inner frame formed to allow a user to enter the vehicle;
a steering wheel mounted in the body portion and formed to be rotatable by a central axis to control a movement direction of the vehicle;
a sensing unit configured to sense a user'"'"'s input on at least one sensing region formed on at least part of the steering wheel; and
a controller configured to cause the operation of at least one function configured to be executed in the vehicle based on at least one of a location of the at least one sensing region on which the user'"'"'s input is sensed or the user'"'"'s input to the at least one sensing region,wherein the controller is further configured to determine a sensitivity of the sensing unit in sensing the user'"'"'s input on the at least one sensing region based on a driving state of the vehicle, andwherein the controller is further configured to;
authenticate a user based on the user'"'"'s input applied to the at least one sensing region, andchange a status of the vehicle to a lock-released state or a locked.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control apparatus and a control method thereof, and the vehicle control apparatus may include a body portion comprising an outer frame constituting an external appearance of a vehicle and an inner frame formed to allow a user to get on, a sensing unit configured to sense a user'"'"'s input from at least one sensing region formed on the body portion, and a controller configured to drive at least one of functions that can be executed in the vehicle based on at least one of a location of the sensing region at which the user'"'"'s input is sensed and the user'"'"'s input to the sensing region.
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1. A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:
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a body portion comprising an outer frame forming an external appearance of a vehicle and comprising an inner frame formed to allow a user to enter the vehicle; a steering wheel mounted in the body portion and formed to be rotatable by a central axis to control a movement direction of the vehicle; a sensing unit configured to sense a user'"'"'s input on at least one sensing region formed on at least part of the steering wheel; and a controller configured to cause the operation of at least one function configured to be executed in the vehicle based on at least one of a location of the at least one sensing region on which the user'"'"'s input is sensed or the user'"'"'s input to the at least one sensing region, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a sensitivity of the sensing unit in sensing the user'"'"'s input on the at least one sensing region based on a driving state of the vehicle, and wherein the controller is further configured to; authenticate a user based on the user'"'"'s input applied to the at least one sensing region, and change a status of the vehicle to a lock-released state or a locked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle control method, the method comprising:
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sensing a user'"'"'s input on at least one sensing region that is formed on a body portion comprising an outer frame and an inner frame of a vehicle; selecting at least one function configured to be executed in the vehicle based on a location of the at least one sensing region on which the user'"'"'s input is sensed or the user'"'"'s input applied to the at least one sensing region; and cause the operation of the selected at least one function, wherein sensing a user'"'"'s input further comprises; activating a sensing region, among the at least one sensing region, on which the user'"'"'s input is sensed; determining whether a deactivation condition is satisfied that is associated with the activated sensing region; and deactivating the activated sensing region based on a determination that the deactivation condition is satisfied, and wherein the method further comprises; authenticating a user based on the user'"'"'s input applied to the at least one sensing region, and changing a status of the vehicle to a lock-released state or a locked state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:
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a body portion comprising an outer frame forming an external appearance of a vehicle and comprising an inner frame formed to allow a user to enter the vehicle; a steering wheel mounted in the body portion and formed to be rotatable by a central axis to control a movement direction of the vehicle; a sensing unit configured to sense a user'"'"'s input on at least one sensing region formed on at least part of the steering wheel; and a controller configured to cause the operation of at least one function configured to be executed in the vehicle based on at least one of a location of the at least one sensing region on which the user'"'"'s input is sensed or the user'"'"'s input to the at least one sensing region, wherein the controller is further configured to; activate a sensing region, among the at least one sensing region, on which the user'"'"'s input is sensed; determine a state of the vehicle; and set a sensing mode of the activated sensing region based on the determined state of the vehicle, and wherein the controller is further configured to; authenticate a user based on the user'"'"'s input applied to the at least one sensing region, and change a status of the vehicle to a lock-released state or a locked state.
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